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A database of abstracts of high quality systematic research reviews of the effectiveness of health care interventions. The NHS database contains the following types of records: 1. Structured abstracts assessing and summarizing published systematic reviews that have met NHS CRD quality criteria. 2. Provisional abstracts including short bibliographic references to systematic reviews which may meet the NHS CRD quality criteria and are in the process of being assessed or being written. 3. Effective health care bulletins, which include brief records giving details of this series produced by the NHS CRD. 4. Cochrane reviews published in journals including bibliographic details only and the full review is available in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR). 5. References to reviews being prepared and maintained by the Cochrane Collaboration.

A database of abstracts of high quality systematic research reviews of the effectiveness of health care interventions. The NHS database contains the following types of records: 1. Structured abstracts assessing and summarizing published systematic reviews that have met NHS CRD quality criteria. 2. Provisional abstracts including short bibliographic references to systematic reviews which may meet the NHS CRD quality criteria and are in the process of being assessed or being written. 3. Effective health care bulletins, which include brief records giving details of this series produced by the NHS CRD. 4. Cochrane reviews published in journals including bibliographic details only and the full review is available in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR). 5. References to reviews being prepared and maintained by the Cochrane Collaboration.

Contains over 23,000 images of skin disease. Images can be enlarged with a click and can be located by browsing image categories or by searching. Also includes some videos. All available for viewing without charge; high-resolution copies may be purchased or licensed for publishing purposes.

Includes information from the labels of over 4,000 dietary supplement products in the marketplace, including vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, and other specialty supplements. The database is designed to help both the general public and health care providers find information about ingredients in brand-name products, including name, form, active and inactive ingredients, manufacturer/distributor information, suggested dose, label claims, warnings, etc. Warnings and Recalls from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), related to specific ingredients and supplement brands have also been included.

"The Directory of Open Access Books is a discovery service for peer reviewed books published under an Open Access license. DOAB provides a searchable index to the information about these books, with links to the full texts of the publications at the publisher's website or repository."

Includes over <200> digital periodicals in biology and the health sciences which follow the "open access" funding model-- not charging readers or their institutions for access. The aim is to "increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals thereby promoting their increased usage and impact." Journals must be peer reviewed or have other quality guarantee for inclusion.

DIRLINE (Directory of Information Resources Online) is the National Library of Medicine's online interactive database containing location and descriptive information about a wide variety of biomedically related information resources primarily from the United States, with some coverage of international organizations. DIRLINE focuses primarily on health and biomedical information resources including organizations, government agencies, information centers, professional societies, voluntary associations, support groups, academic and research institutions, and research facilities and resources. Records contain resource names, addresses, phone numbers, and descriptions of services, publications, and holdings.

Includes citations for dissertations ranging from 1861 to those accepted last semester; those published from 1980 forward include 350-word abstracts. Citations for master's theses from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. Titles represent authors from North America and Europe, with over a million titles in full text.

In <2010>, the database contains over 2,000 entries, dating from Jan. 1, 1970 to present, which cover publications concerning "all informational and persuasive activities by manufacturers, the effect of which is to induce the prescription, supply, purchase and/or use of medicinal drugs."

Includes information on drugs and lactation and contains over 450 drug records, and maternal levels in breast milk, infant levels in blood, potential effects in breastfeeding infants and on lactation itself, the AAP category for level of compatibility of the drug with breastfeeding, and alternate drugs to consider. References are included, as is nomenclature information, such as the drug's Chemical Abstract Service's (CAS) Registry number and its broad drug class.

Includes information on approved prescription drugs, some over-the-counter drugs, and discontinued drugs. It is also the first web resource to offer a complete overview of a drug product's approval history. The database includes information from all parts of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research website, including consumer information sheets, medication guides,labeling, and other information for patients.

Dryad is an international repository of data underlying peer-reviewed articles in the basic and applied biosciences developed by the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center and the University of North Carolina Metadata Research Center, in coordination with a large group of Journals and Societies.

DynaMed EBSCO Host, Select Mobile from the topbar, enter your email to receive an authentication key, open email on your smartphone, open the app and select update to start downloading the complete app.

Evidence-based reference tool containing summaries for over 3,200 topics of diseases, disorders, and symptoms, with information on etiology, associated conditions, history and research findings, differential diagnosis and diagnostic testing, prognosis, treatment, prevention, and links to patient information. Summaries are derived from peer-reviewed sources.

A drug information resource containing:
American Hospital Formulary System (AHFS), drug formulary for Lucile
Packard Children's Hospital (LPCH) and Stanford Hospital &
Clinics (SHC), Lexi-Drugs (adverse reactions, dosage and
administration, mechanism of action, storage, use, and administration
information), Lexi-Calc, Lexi-ID, Lexi-I.V. Compatibility (King
Guide), Lexi-Interact, and Lexi-PALS.Cumulative
Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) contains
coverage of nursing and allied health literature.A specialized PubMed search geared
towards helping clinicians quickly access systematic reviews.A knowledge database that provides access to
topic reviews based on over 6000 clinically relevant articles.Provides critical assessments of systematic
reviews compiled from a variety of medical journals.Selects from the biomedical literature
original studies and systematic reviews that are immediately
clinically relevant and then summarizes these articles in an enhanced
abstract with expert commentary.Multidisciplinary
coverage of over 10,000 high-impact journals in the sciences, social
sciences, and arts and humanities, as well as international
proceedings coverage for over 120,000 conferences. Includes cited
reference searching, citation maps, and an analyze tool.Multidisciplinary coverage of over 10,000
high-impact journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and
humanities, as well as international proceedings coverage for over
120,000 conferences. Includes cited reference searching, citation
maps, and an analyze tool.Features
systematic reviews that summarize the effects of interventions and
makes a determination whether the intervention is efficacious or not.
Cochrane reviews are created through a strict process of compiling
and analyzing data from multiple randomized control trials to ensure
comprehensiveness and reliability.Provides
systematic coverage of the psychological literature from the 1800s to
the present through articles, book chapters and dissertations.A decision support tool that includes
guidelines, articles, text books and drug information.Lane provides access to over 5,000 eBooks
many of which provide helpful background material that will prepare
you to better tackle primary literature.Features
topic reviews that include a synthesis of the biomedical literature
and specific patient care recommendations.Provides
reviews of treatments for over 250 conditions that summarize the
related available evidence from systematic reviews, clinical trials,
observational studies and clinical practice guidelines.PIER (Physicians' Information and Education
Resource) is a Web-based decision-support tool designed for rapid
point-of-care delivery of up-to-date, evidence-based guidance for
primary care physicians.Cochrane
Central registry of Controlled Trials (CCTR) provides access to
300,000 controlled trials that have been identified the Cochrane
Collaboration.A major drug resource
providing information organized by drug types, diseases, acute care,
toxicology and alternative medicines.Provides
drug information targeted for patients.A
drug database organized by generic name, trade name and drug class.LPCH / Stanford Hospital Formulary.A goldmine of trusted consumer health
information from the world's largest medical library.Provides patient handouts from the American
Academy of Family Physician.Access
to the Stanford Health Library for patients.A continually updating drug monograph.